persiennes

[ pur-zee-enz; French per-syen ]

noun

1. (used with a plural verb) Persian blinds.
2. (used with a singular verb) a printed or painted fabric of cotton or silk.

persiennes

/ ˌpɜːsɪˈɛnz /

plural noun

1. outside window shutters having louvres to keep out the sun while maintaining ventilation Also calledPersian blinds

Word History and Origins

Origin of persiennes¹

1835–45; < French, noun use of plural of persienne, feminine of persien, obsolete variant of persan Persian

Word History and Origins

Origin of persiennes¹

C19: from French, from persien Persian

Example Sentences

The battens, which for years had secured the windows of the rooms on the ground-floor, had been unnailed on one side, and hung down beside the open persiennes.

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A timepiece ticked on the mantel-shelf under a neat mirror, a secretaire stood between it and the window, which was furnished with persiennes, adding to the general appearance of rusticity.

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"So I perceived," answered Lady Mar�chale, frigidly; by which I suppose she had not been above the weakness of looking through her persiennes.

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I looked through the half-open persiennes with a semi-presentiment that it was my sweet foreigner who was leaving ere I could presume on my clematis or improve our acquaintance.

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It was terribly cold, our windows under the persiennes were white with frost.

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